Navy Unit Fights Flies In Egypt
NAMRU-3, the U S Navy Medical Research Unit No 3, operates near the pyramids in Cairo studying and fighting two Egyptian pests. The unit tests chemicals to kill snails that spread bilharzia and studies control of houseflies that spread dysentery and typhoid. Led by Capt James J Sapero, the 25-member team works with Egyptian technicians, spending about 3000000 annually with equipment largely from war surplus.
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Fred J
Pyramids of the Pharoahs
NAMRU-3
Navy Medical Research Unit No. 3
Navy
Egypt
Nile
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Orlando
Fla
James J. Sapero
Long Beach
Calif
Navy Medical Corps
Pacific
U. S
Brotherhoods Denounced In Board Report
A presidential emergency board accuses four operating rail road unions of attempting to extort hundreds of thousands of dollars from New York Central lines east of Buffalo. The report, sent to President Truman, recommends arbitration by a National Railroad Adjustment Board. The board condemns tactics used to influence a strike ballot and cites disputed interpretations of awards and working rules. The piece notes the emergency board’s concern over nonbinding favorable or unfavorable recommendations and highlights the broader warning from the National Mediation Board.
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Washington
New York Central Railroad Company
President Truman
Brotherhoods
New York Central
Buffalo
National Railroad Adjustment Board
Truman
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Order of Railway Conductors
Brotherhood of
Railroad Trainmen
Grand Lodge
Frank M. Swacker
New York City
National Mediation Board
Education For A Long And Useful Life Booklet Cited
The Government Printing Office issued a new booklet on Education For A Long And Useful Life prepared by the Federal Security Agency's Office of Education. It argues schools must offer learning opportunities for adults, with eight key recommendations for aging readiness and continued employment.
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Vern Haugland
Washington, D. C
Government Printing Office
Federal Security Agency
Office of Education
Galen Jones
Jones
Federal Security
Oscar R. Ewing
New Coal Field Found in Central England
A new coal field has been discovered in central England with an estimated 200 million tons of high quality coal. A mine is planned to extract about 18 million tons annually, signaling a significant energy resource addition for the region.
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London
England
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